The Italian Navy's New Direction

Not unlike other current sea forces, Italy’s now must navigate between the Scylla of budgetary parameters and the Charybdis of geostrategic demands.

In December 2012, the then-Chief of the Italian Navy, Admiral Luigi Binelli Mantelli (now Chief of the Italian Joint Defense Staff), highlighted several measures to reorient the service according to evolving geopolitical conditions and a period of budget austerity. He released a document titled Changing for Growing , offering analysis and discussion on several naval issues. Additional details were provided in the yearly Italian Navy’s Report, published in January 2013, and confirmed by the current Chief of the Italian Navy, Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi.

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